Start with Oaklawn Farm Zoo: the sights of Kingston
This is a list led by forts or historic sites, 8 of its 13. We list 10 places to visit inside Kingston’s municipal boundary and 3 within 5 km of its edge. Further afield lies Middleton Railway Museum, at 21 km.
Highlights of Kingston
The rest of the best known are 4 historic ships and a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Kingston
The dashed line is Kingston’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The kinds on offer
Green: inside Kingston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
Greenwood Military Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
11Apple Capital Museum
Municipal history museum in Berwick, Nova Scotia Canada.
12Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum
Historic house and art museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The 10 inside Kingston come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Kingston → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kingston →
Out of town
MuseumAcacia Grove / Prescott House38 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Kingston (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Visiting Kingston: questions
What are the main attractions in Kingston?
Within Kingston’s municipal boundary, the best known are Greenwood Military Aviation Museum, Arcturus (CP140A) and Argus (CP 107).
Does Kingston have a museum?
Look at Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum and Northville Farm Heritage Centre, in Kingston or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Kingston?
Not within 5 km of Kingston: none is on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Kingston?
Further out, up to 40 km: Acacia Grove / Prescott House (38 km).
How is this list made?
Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of it.
Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Apple Capital Museum: Letterofmarque, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum: Skinnzy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Acacia Grove / Prescott House: Verne Equinox, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).